Hostel Vanilla 1 Dongdaemun

我在agoda 上预定了房间
但是因为身体不适去急诊
医生开了诊断证明强烈建议不要长途旅行
虽然我预定的房间是不可退款
不过还是可以申请看看民宿能不能免费退款
不幸的是 和老板没沟通好 我等了将近一天都没等到讯息
以为他们不会回覆了
才在预约入住的隔天发现他们在询问我是否入住
有近一整天的工作时间都没有回覆我讯息
但是我早就留言有医生诊断说身体不适 强烈不要坐飞机、长途旅行
所以我想申请免费取消
结果他们回覆的讯息还是我是否真的不会去
我真的是不太明白为何他们看不懂我的请求

虽然我订的房型原本就是不可退款的房型
但是还是保留可以向民宿申请免费退款
所以我可以理解为什么我最后是无退款
很遗憾这里的处理方式我觉得没有很好
因为我是紧急身体状况的原因很临时才不能去
然后等了近一天的工作时间都没有回覆
让我以为他们都不会回覆
最后在我明确请求身体不适想申请免费退款时
还在询问我是否真的不行去
觉得这样子的处理方式有待加强

Dear Boss .

You guys are amazing and very clean.
Three wonderful nights

住了三晚！老板的温暖介绍各设备
非常的细心～ 房间不大，但非常干净！
公共区域也是非常整洁干净 还有泡面饮料
让人觉得很舒服温馨

昨天晚上不小心把房门锁上进不去
凌晨四点传讯息给老板 竟然秒回覆 ～
超不好意思 实在太感谢 🥹 谢谢帮忙
退房还不小心睡过头 🥹

有机会会回来住 ～

老板很亲切、环境干净温馨、备品齐全
冰箱有饮料可以喝，也有餐具等等
好喜欢房间的温馨感，浴室的空间很大，水压很强，给的沐浴用品也很好用
离车站也很近！想住在东大门区域的可以来住这家！

“Highly recommended”
Everything is so perfect. The only thing is that the common space or dining area is quite small that you always need to move if there are other guests doing something like cooking, taking something from the fridge, washing etc. Its a small issue anyway. But all in all, it was a wonderful stay and I would definitely book here when I visit Seoul again soon.

The place was easy to find and the owners were quite helpful. I had the luxury double room for about 53usd per night and the size was good for solo or couples. I got my own bathroom with good ventilation. Overall, the room was tidy and decent, but cleaning could have been done more carefully as I found two pieces of hair in the bedding.

Tea, coffee, ramen and snacks were available in the common area. Laundry and dryer were both free to use.

I guess the main problem was the other guests. As the walls were really thin, I could hear everything from the common area and the rooms next to mine. There were guests who couldn't keep their voices down in the early mornings, also those who decided to use the hairdryer at 4am.

Dirty and dangerous place. You’ll be surprised how this place looks outside compared to the pictures they show. Also the owners are extremely rude. I overheard the husband a foreign man and wife korean woman both running the place talking about how disgusting are their Chinese guests yet they take their money and pretend to be nice. Disgusting couple. I would recommend any place in Hongdae or Jongro. Trust me you can find a much better place.

Avoid if possible. There are much much much better options for the same price or less. Stay in Jognro area it’s nearby but is much cleaner and safe. Really bad neighborhood, that's why they make an effort to get customers by presenting nice pictures, location is not convenient, bed is as hard as it can get, bathroom doesn’t have a regular shower, curtains are too thin, etc. Overall I couldn’t rest well at all in this place. I found a budget hotel nearby for the same price with a good mattress, proper curtains and services. Btw the landlords are not helpful after you pay.

In October 2016, my girlfriend and I landed in Seoul. We decided to stay at Hostel Vanilla 1 Dongdaenum and it was one of best hotel experiences ever.

The people managing the place are incredibly kind and helpfull, they do not hesitate to make you feel at home.

The place is ideally situated (metro station that leads to almost any important places in Seoul), lot of food stops in the neighborhood ...

The room are comfy with anything you need in order to have a good night sleep. Moreover, the various rooms are extremely clean !

In a nutshell, if you travel to Seoul and you want to live "Seoul", just go for the Hostel Vanilla 1 at Dongdaenum !